TANKA PROSE

Tanka prose is a poetic form combining two modes of writing, verse, and prose. It was created early in the history of Japanese literature, from the 8th to 11th centuries. There are three distinct parts to tanka prose -- title, the prose, and the ending tanka. The title is unique and not repeated in the prose portion of the tanka. The prose represents an instant in time where something is happening. Other than articles and conjunctions, words should not be repeated in the prose portion. The tanka usually concludes the poem. It is a five-line poem with 31 syllables or less written in a short-long-short-long-long format.

Inspired by tanka prose (dawn) by Janet Foor, fanstory
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Thank you very much for reading and reviewing my tanka prose.

Gypsy

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